Randy Peeler is a Senior Advisor at Berkshire Partners, having joined the firm in 1996 and  previously serving as a Managing Director from 2000 to 2017. Over his tenure, he has represented the firm’s interests on a wide range of portfolio company boards, including  Affordable Care Inc., Charette Inc., Curriculum Associates, Holmes Products, Husky  Technologies, Lightower Fiber Networks, Miami Cruise Line Services, and United BioSource. 

Prior to joining Berkshire, Mr. Peeler served as Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary for  Economic Policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He also worked as a consultant  with Health Advances, Cannon Associates, and Bain & Company, advising clients across  healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, and business services industries. 

Mr. Peeler currently serves on the boards of several privately held companies and is Lead  Director of National Vision, Inc. (EYE). He is also Chair of the Board of the Huntington  Theatre Company and serves on the Board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston. In addition,  he is a member of the Board of Trustees of Duke University and serves on the Leadership  Council for the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School. 

Active in civic and political reform efforts, Mr. Peeler helped found and serves on the board  of Unite America, a nonpartisan philanthropic venture fund focused on electoral reform  and bridging the partisan divide. 

Mr. Peeler graduated from Duke University with a dual degree in Economics and Public  Policy and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He lives in Cambridge,  Massachusetts, with his wife, Kate Kellogg. They have two adult sons.

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